Ichiro
Ichiro Suzuki, also known mononymously as Ichiro , is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who played for 28 seasons. He played the first nine years of his career with the Orix BlueWave of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and the next 12 years with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Meaning & Origin of Ichiro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ichiro Suzuki, also known mononymously as Ichiro , is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who played for 28 seasons. He played the first nine years of his career with the Orix BlueWave of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and the next 12 years with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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The Story of Ichiro
Ichiro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 16 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 21 Ichiros were born — ranking #1,694 that year. As of 2026, Ichiro ranks #9,864 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 286 Ichiros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ichiro
Ichiro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 286 births in the dataset. Ichiro's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #1,694. Use the chart and map above to compare Ichiro's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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